Course details

NIST provides a valuable qualification for the people who are responsible for the safety at their workplace. It is designed to help improve the workplace culture for occupational health and safety by enabling learners to understand the basic principles of risk assessment.

Overview

The CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment purpose is to enable learners to understand the basic principles of risk assessment. This qualification will therefore give all employees the ability to contribute to the process and act always to protect their own health and safety and that of others.

On the successful completion the applicants will understand the main causes of accidents and ill health, and the implications they have for people in the workplace. They should be aware of the legal requirements for risk assessment and understand the principles of risk Assessment.

Candidates who need to develop their knowledge and gain practice in risk assessment should be encouraged to continue their studies by completing the CIEH Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice course.

Learning outcomes

  • Ability to contribute both to the maintenance of a safe work environment and to the process of formal risk assessment
  • Understand the legal requirements for risk assessment
  • Understand the principles of risk assessment
  • Principles of risk assessment including:

- hazards, risks and control measures 

- the five steps of risk assessment 

- the hierarchy of control 

- risk assessment review and record keeping.

Course Contents

  • Element 1 : Health and safety in the workplace
  • Element 2 : Legislation
  • Element 3 : Principles of risk assessment
Updated on 22 June, 2016

About NIST Institute

At NIST, safety is our passion to make the work place safer. We provide the most indispensable and essential safety training and solutions for the industrial world. With our services started, NIST has emerged as the leader in safety education. As much as we revere safety, it is our people and team work that are our most valuable assets. When NIST is chosen by an individual or by an organization, they will experience our enduring commitment to keep their safety knowledge improved with our relentless devotion to customer satisfaction.

In order to bring the consciousness and importance of HSE among the professionals, we came forward to deliver various international accredited training courses.

We hold a prominent reputation in our field with our ability to deliver high-quality services with better value additions and it is which unremittingly motivates us to qualify our students through innovation and to grow along with them in creativity, quality, productivity and set exemplary ethical values. 

In industries where innovation occurs with technologies and process in a persistent and changing pace, we value endurance and perseverance as high as adaptability to provide safety solutions. 

We value your hard earned money. We invest and focus on quality and results than marketing and sales. We train 6000+ Safety Professionals every year anchored across the globe. 

We consult, audit and provide HSEQ (Health Safety Environment Quality) standards to your organization. The requisite solutions and services we offer will salvage your business firm from any financial penalty and liabilities thus corroborating your company to comply with all safety regulations and helps to abide by the health and safety laws preventing any damage that could possibly occur to your employees. 

Our HSE training projects onshore and offshore has not just helped our clients maintain compliance but also to optimize their EHS performance and set new benchmarks. 

We encompassed a wide range of corporates and industries offering them the real depth along with breadth in our safety offerings. 

We have offices operating across in India and Gulf countries with deep domain safety expertise. The organization has a pan India presence with office in Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad and Vizag.

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